Ethical Considerations in Human Biospecimen Procurement and Biobanking
Human biospecimens, including blood, tissues, serum, plasma, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), have all become essential to modern biomedical research, drug discovery, and translational science. Research in areas like cancer, autoimmune disease, and neurology depends on human samples to generate reliable scientific data. Researchers often discuss these biospecimens in terms of the value they […]